CPAs sees brighter times

More than 60% of leaders at Ohio CPA firms predict the state's economy will improve in 2004, with increased capital investments and a stabilizing job market driving the expansion.
The forecast is based on the results of a survey by The Ohio Society of CPAs. The electronic poll drew responses from 733 CPAs between Nov. 4 and 11.
More than half of the CPAs (51%) forecast increased capital investments in Ohio, while 41% anticipated capital investment to remain consistent with 2003 levels.
In the area of employment, 42% predicted expansion in Ohio's job market, with 44% expecting little change and only 13% seeing fewer jobs available for Ohioans in 2004. Respondents identified health care as the No. 1 growth industry next year.